Summary

Directs,coordinates, and exercisesfunctionalauthority for planning,organization,control,integration, and completion of engineering projectswithin the area of assignedresponsibility. May providetechnical assistance in the areas of design,procurement of materials,construction, and testing of experimentalmodels and prototypes.Work is broad in nature and mayhaveoverall projectresponsibility.Mayact as lead on projects.

EssentialDutiesand Responsibilities

• Plans and formulatesengineering programaccording toprojectrequirements and company standards.
• Reviewsproductdesign for compliance with engineering principles, companystandards,applicableregulatorystandards,customercontractrequirements, and related specifications.
• Coordinatesactivitiesconcerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Coordinates with internaland externalprojectstakeholders, as needed, throughoutthedesign and development process,including the transition to production.
• Performsand/orcoordinates the design,execution,and documentation of experiments and testprotocolstoverifythatdesigns of products or subsystemsmeetinputrequirementsand to validatethattheproduct or subsystem meetstheintended use.
• Coordinatesand reviewstheselection of prototypingapproachesand methodstoproducecomponents or subsystems to bestmeetoverall projectneeds and milestones; such as fortesting,evaluation fortoolingrelease,tradeshows, etc.
• Reviewsrecommendationsfromprojectstaffregarding manufacturingmethodsand supplierselection based on projectneeds and requirements as well as company standards.
• Directsand coordinatesprototype or pilot-run procurement activitiesbothwithin engineering and with otherstakeholderssuch as purchasing and operations.
• Writes and/orreviewsandapprovesdocumentation ofdevelopmentactivitiesconsistent with formalQualitySystems;including definition of productrequirements,projectplanning,designoutput(production drawings,bills of materials,procedures,specifications,inspection criteria, ),design review,design verification and validation,control of design changes,and risk analysis.
• Tracks and controlsexpenditureswithin limitation of project budget.
• Communicatesprojectstatus,majorissues / mitigations, to otherprojectstakeholders,engineeringmanagement, and executivemanagement.
• Assists with related specialprojects, as required.

Qualifications

Associate'sdegree or equivalentfrom a two-yearcollege or technicalschool, or demonstrated equivalentprojectmanagementcapabilitythrough relatedexperienceand/ortraining.

WorkEnvironment

Whileperforming theduties of thisjob,theemployee is not exposed to environmental conditions.Thenoiselevel in the workenvironment isusuallymoderate.